Aarti wins 10000m race walk bronze with NR to open India's account in World U20 C'ships
4 months, 1 week ago

Aarti wins 10000m race walk bronze with NR to open India's account in World U20 C'ships

Hindustan Times  

Aarti won a bronze in women's 10000m race walk event with national U20 record time to open India's medal account in the World U20 Athletics Championships here on Friday. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} Aarti broke her own earlier national record of 47:21.04 which she had clocked in March while winning gold in the National Federation Cup U20 Championships in Lucknow. On Thursday night, Pooja Singh rewrote the national U20 women's national record in high jump to enter the final with a ninth-place finish in the qualification round. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Daughter of a mason, Pooja broke her own national U20 record of 1.82m set last year in Korea while winning a silver medal at the Asian U20 Championships.

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2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records
2 weeks, 6 days ago

2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records

The Hindu  

There were records galore from athletics in 2024, both at the national and global level. | Photo Credit: NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon bettered her own world record in the women’s 1500m at the Paris Diamond League meet. Sweden’s Armand Duplantis poses next to a board displaying his new 6,26 meters world record after the men’s pole vault …

National Open Athletics Championships 2024: National record holder Annu Rani wins women’s javelin gold on day two
4 months, 1 week ago

National Open Athletics Championships 2024: National record holder Annu Rani wins women’s javelin gold on day two

The Hindu  

National record holder Annu Rani won the women’s javelin gold with a heave of 58.97m in the 63rd National Open Athletics Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday. National record holders Manikanta Hoblidhar and Tejas Shirse were beaten for gold in the 100m sprint and 110m hurdles respectively as young sprinters from Odisha and Delhi ruled the roost …

Aarti wins 10000m race walk bronze with NR to open India's account in World U20 C'ships
4 months, 1 week ago

Aarti wins 10000m race walk bronze with NR to open India's account in World U20 C'ships

Hindustan Times  

Aarti won a bronze in women's 10000m race walk event with national U20 record time to open India's medal account in the World U20 Athletics Championships here on Friday. Aarti broke her own earlier national record of 47:21.04 which she had clocked in March while winning gold in the National Federation Cup U20 Championships in Lucknow. On Thursday night, Pooja …

World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: Pooja Singh breaks U-20 NR in high jump to qualify for final
4 months, 1 week ago

World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: Pooja Singh breaks U-20 NR in high jump to qualify for final

The Hindu  

India’s Pooja Singh rewrote the national U20 women’s national record in the high jump to qualify for the final with a ninth-place finish in the qualification round at the ongoing World Athletics U-20 Championships here. Daughter of a mason, Pooja broke her own national U-20 record of 1.82m set last year in Korea while winning a silver medal at the …

‘Just a 100m sprint’: Sifan Hassan completes unlikely Olympic treble after winning women’s marathon
4 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Just a 100m sprint’: Sifan Hassan completes unlikely Olympic treble after winning women’s marathon

The Independent  

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Australia’s O’Callaghan foils clubmate Titmus for 200m freestyle gold
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Australia’s O’Callaghan foils clubmate Titmus for 200m freestyle gold

The Hindu  

Australia’s red-headed rocket Mollie O’Callaghan toppled defending champion Ariarne Titmus to claim gold in the women’s 200-metre freestyle in an Olympic record at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday in a duel of club-mates. Prepared by the same coach Dean Boxall and training at the same suburban Brisbane pool, O’Callaghan and Titmus both bided their time in the race as …

National Youth Athletics Championships: Neeru breaks girls’ 400m national record
6 months, 3 weeks ago

National Youth Athletics Championships: Neeru breaks girls’ 400m national record

The Hindu  

Neeru Pathak broke the girls’ 400m under-18 National record of former Asian junior champion Rezoana Mallick Heena while winning the gold at the 19th National youth athletics championships in Bilaspur on Sunday. Meanwhile, Odisha’s Bapi Hansda, who had missed the recent under-20 Asians in Dubai, bettered the boys’ 400m meet record clocking 47.12s and also made the cut for the …

Ariarne Titmus shatters world record at Australian Olympic trials in statement performance ahead of Paris 2024
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Ariarne Titmus shatters world record at Australian Olympic trials in statement performance ahead of Paris 2024

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Suraj loses Paris Olympics ticket after World Athletics cancels Nationals results, Akshdeep could lose new record
7 months ago

Suraj loses Paris Olympics ticket after World Athletics cancels Nationals results, Akshdeep could lose new record

The Hindu  

Suraj Panwar had missed the automatic qualification standard for the Paris Olympics by one second in the 20km event at the race walking Nationals in Ranchi early last year, where he clocked 1:20.11s for silver. Unfortunately, the World Athletics has now made all the first day’s results of the two-day Nationals invalid, marking them as IRM on its website. Walkers …

Taiwan Athletics Open: Nayana shocks Asian champ Sumire, takes long jump gold
7 months, 1 week ago

Taiwan Athletics Open: Nayana shocks Asian champ Sumire, takes long jump gold

The Hindu  

Despite rain being an issue, former Asian bronze medallist Nayana James came up with a 6.43m effort as she shocked Japan’s Asian champion Sumire Hata and won the long jump gold at the Taiwan Athletics Open, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, in Taipei on Sunday. 68 Nayana, the Federation Cup champion, is way below the young Shaili Singh …

ASIAN U-20 ATHLETICS | Gold for Ranvir, Ekta and Anurag
8 months, 2 weeks ago

ASIAN U-20 ATHLETICS | Gold for Ranvir, Ekta and Anurag

The Hindu  

Ranvir Kumar Singh and junior National record-holder Ekta Pradeep Dey won the men’s and women’s 3000m steeple chase gold at the Asian under-20 athletics championships in Dubai on Thursday. Nikita Kumari, the junior Federation Cup women’s discus throw champion with 50.17m in Lucknow last month, was fourth with 46.84m. There were two bronze medals too, from Aman Chaudhary in the …

Indian sports wrap, April 8: India retains men’s individual and team gold in Asia-Oceania 24-hr ultra-running c’ships
9 months ago

Indian sports wrap, April 8: India retains men’s individual and team gold in Asia-Oceania 24-hr ultra-running c’ships

The Hindu  

ATHLETICS India retains men’s individual and team gold in Asia-Oceania 24-hr ultra-running c’ships Amar Singh Devanda smashed his own national record en route retaining the individual gold medal and helping the men’s team to finish on top of the podium for the second consecutive edition of the IAU 24-hr Asia-Oceania Ultrarunning Championships in Canberra, Australia. The Indian men’s team also …

Indian sports news wrap, January 31
11 months, 1 week ago

Indian sports news wrap, January 31

The Hindu  

GOLF Amandeep drops late triple as Khushi takes lead in 3rd leg of Hero WPGT Khushi Khanijau, playing in the opening group, birdied her final hole to grab the sole lead after first round of the third leg of 2024 Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Tollygunge Club here on Wednesday. -Stan Rayan TENNIS ITF women’s tennis: Rina Saigo …

Asian Games 2023, Day 10 Roundup: Parul, Annu Rani's Gold in athletics headline India's 9-medal outing
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Day 10 Roundup: Parul, Annu Rani's Gold in athletics headline India's 9-medal outing

India TV News  

After a relatively quiet day with no Gold medal on Gandhi Jayanti, the Indian contingent came back with nine medals on Day 10 including a couple of Gold. Tejaswin Shankar's Decathlon run ended in a national record-breaking Silver medal while Parul Chaudhary and Annu Rani won Gold medals in women's 5000m race and javelin throw, respectively. Annu Rani became first-ever …

Asian Games 2023: Tejaswin Shankar wins silver in men’s decathlon with National Record
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Tejaswin Shankar wins silver in men’s decathlon with National Record

The Hindu  

Ten events over two days in competitive sports sounds fanciful unless one talks about decathlon, perhaps the most difficult of athletic events. On Tuesday, Tejaswin Shankar broke the 12-year-old national record in decathlon en route to winning silver at the Asian Games here, becoming the only Indian to hold national records in two different field events. Also the national record …

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha's national record to qualify for 400m hurdles final
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha's national record to qualify for 400m hurdles final

India Today  

On October 2nd, 2023, the Asian Games witnessed a remarkable performance by Indian athlete Vithya Ramraj. The 25-year-old hurdler clocked a personal best of 55.42 seconds in the women's 400m hurdles heats, securing her direct qualification for the final. Her time of 55.42 seconds placed her among the top five athletes, advancing to the final, demonstrating India's continued strength in …

Jyothi Yarraji betters own National Record in women’s 100m hurdles, wins bronze at World University Games
1 year, 5 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji betters own National Record in women’s 100m hurdles, wins bronze at World University Games

The Hindu  

India’s Jyothi Yarraji improved her own National Record in women’s 100m hurdles as she won a bronze medal at the FISU World University Games in Chengdu, China, on her Friday. Another national record holder sprinter, Amlan Borgohain also won a bronze medal in men’s 200m race with a season’s best time of 20.55 seconds. Meanwhile Ajay Kumar produced a personal …

Asian Athletics meet: India finishes third with 27 medals as Abha Khatua breaks national record to win silver in shot put
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Athletics meet: India finishes third with 27 medals as Abha Khatua breaks national record to win silver in shot put

The Hindu  

Unheralded Abha Khatua equalled shot put national record while finishing second in a surprise performance while Jyothi Yarraji and Parul Chaudhary clinched their second medals — both silver — as India ended their campaign with 27 medals at the Asian Athletics Championships campaign at third spot in Bangkok The 28-year-old Khatua made a huge improvement of nearly a metre — …

Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 4: Aryan, Dhinidhi, Palak, Lineysha, Nina create new National Record
1 year, 6 months ago

Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 4: Aryan, Dhinidhi, Palak, Lineysha, Nina create new National Record

The Hindu  

Aryan Nehra of Gujarat, ‘who won the best male swimmer’, broke yet another National Record, this time in the men’s 400m medley event at the National Swimming Championship in Hyderabad on Wednesday. 13-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu from Karnataka, erased the previous national record by more than a second, clocking 2:04.24 to win gold in the 200m freestyle. READ | Swimming Nationals …

Swimming Nationals 2023 Day 2: Hashika, Anannya break National Records
1 year, 6 months ago

Swimming Nationals 2023 Day 2: Hashika, Anannya break National Records

The Hindu  

Aryan Nehra of Gujarat broke the men’s 800m freestyle national record on day 2 of the National Swimming Championship in Hyderabad on Monday. Hashika Ramachandra from Karnataka also broke the national record in the women’s 200m medley with a time of 2:21.15. Day 1 Results: Maana, Aryan, Lineysha, Nina break National Records The women’s 100m freestyle national record was broken …

Sreeshankar jumps huge 8.41m in Inter-State Championships, qualifies for World Championships, Asian Games
1 year, 6 months ago

Sreeshankar jumps huge 8.41m in Inter-State Championships, qualifies for World Championships, Asian Games

The Hindu  

In sweltering heat, Commonwealth Games silver medallist long jumper M.Sreeshankar excelled at his favourite venue to achieve his personal best, 8.41m, and qualify for the World championships in the National inter-state athletics championships at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday. In the qualifying round, 24-year-old Sreeshankar notched up a fine effort in his opening attempt and left the Hangzhou Asian …

National Inter-State Athletics C’ships: Kartik Kumar betters Asian Games qualifying mark; Seema upsets Sanjivani for gold in 10,000m
1 year, 6 months ago

National Inter-State Athletics C’ships: Kartik Kumar betters Asian Games qualifying mark; Seema upsets Sanjivani for gold in 10,000m

The Hindu  

Long-distance runner Kartik Kumar continued to improve on his timing by smashing the meet record at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships and achieved the Asian Games qualification mark for the 10,000m event here at the Kalinga Stadium on Thursday. Bhawana Jat, who took gold with a timing of 1:37:03 in the 20km race walk ahead of Commonwealth Games silver medallist …

Asian U20 Athletics Championship: Laxita, women’s 4x400m relay team win gold; Mehdi bags men’s 1500m bronze
1 year, 7 months ago

Asian U20 Athletics Championship: Laxita, women’s 4x400m relay team win gold; Mehdi bags men’s 1500m bronze

The Hindu  

India’s Laxita Vinod Sandila won gold in women’s 1500m at the Asian U20 Athletics Championship 2023 in Yecheon on Wednesday. The Indian women’s 4x400m relay team also stormed through the field taking the gold clocking 3:40.491 secs. In the men’s 1500m event, Mehdi Hasan bagged bronze with a time of 3:56.01 secs. Apart from Sunil’s heroics, Pooja clinched women’s high …

Abdulla strikes gold in World Athletics Continental Tour meet in Japan
1 year, 8 months ago

Abdulla strikes gold in World Athletics Continental Tour meet in Japan

The Hindu  

Abdulla Aboobacker, the Commonwealth Games silver medallist, who had been struggling to cross 16m in two meets early this season, won the men’s triple jump gold at the 57th Oda Mikio memorial athletics meet in Hiroshima on Saturday. The 27-year-old from Kerala produced his best, 16.31m, in his last effort to finish ahead of Australian champion Hinson Aiden in the …

Jeswin Aldrin breaks men's long jump national record with 8.42m leap
1 year, 10 months ago

Jeswin Aldrin breaks men's long jump national record with 8.42m leap

Firstpost  

Jeswin Aldrin, 21, leapt 8.42 metres to erase the previous mark of 8.36 metres set by India teammate M Sreeshankar at the Federation Cup in Kozhikode in April last year Bannihatti: Tamil Nadu’s Jeswin Aldrin hogged the limelight with a national record in the men’s long jump in the second AFI National Jumps Competition near on Thursday. The 21-year-old leapt …

Ram Baboo, Manju Rani break national records in 35km race walk
1 year, 10 months ago

Ram Baboo, Manju Rani break national records in 35km race walk

The Hindu  

Ram Baboo bettered his own 35km national record by nearly five minutes while winning the gold at the 10th National Race Walking Championships in Ranchi on Wednesday but it was not enough to qualify for this year’s World Championships in Budapest. Meanwhile Punjab’s Manju Rani became the first Indian woman to go under three hours, clocking 2:57.54s for the 35km …

Asian Indoor Athletics Championships: Chitravel, Aldrin set new triple and long jump national records
1 year, 11 months ago

Asian Indoor Athletics Championships: Chitravel, Aldrin set new triple and long jump national records

Firstpost  

Triple jumper Praveen Chitravel smashed the national indoor record during his silver medal-winning effort while long jumper Jeswin Aldrin also bettered the national mark en route to the final round. Astana: Shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor clinched a gold, India’s first on the opening day of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships here on Friday. Asian Indoor Athletics Championships Tajinderpal …

Junior Athletics Championships: Tanya Chaudhary and Mansi Negi Break National Records
2 years, 1 month ago

Junior Athletics Championships: Tanya Chaudhary and Mansi Negi Break National Records

News 18  

Tanya Chaudhary from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand’s Mansi Negi produced national record breaking performances in the women’s hammer throw and 10000m race walk in the 37th AFI National Junior Athletics Championships on Sunday. On the first two days, athletes from the younger age groups were the ones who broke national records. Tanya improved her own U20 National records from 57.04, …

National Open Athletics Championships: Pole Vaulter Rosy Meena Paulraj Breaks Own National Record
2 years, 2 months ago

National Open Athletics Championships: Pole Vaulter Rosy Meena Paulraj Breaks Own National Record

News 18  

Tamil Nadu’s Rosy Meena Paulraj shattered the national record for women’s pole vault for the second time in 15 days when she cleared 4.21m to win the gold medal at the National Open athletics championships on Saturday. Rosy, who turns 25 in a fortnight, lit up the opening day with another sensational performance, exactly 15 days after clearing 4.20m to …

National Games 2022, October 6 HIGHLIGHTS: Maana Patel wins 100m backstroke gold, sets meet record; Atanu Das claims archery recurve men’s title
2 years, 3 months ago

National Games 2022, October 6 HIGHLIGHTS: Maana Patel wins 100m backstroke gold, sets meet record; Atanu Das claims archery recurve men’s title

The Hindu  

Welcome to Sportstar’s HIGHLIGHTS of the 36th National Games in Gujarat. BOXING Paramjeetkaur, representing Gujarat, wins the women’s welterweight category first round match against S. Pragathi of Tamil Nadu. Next in action: Paramjeetkaur of Gujarat vs S.Pragathi of Tamil Nadu BOXING Paramjeetkaur, representing Gujarat, wins the women’s welterweight category first round match against S. Pragathi of Tamil Nadu. Next in …

National Games, Swimming: Avantika Chawan spoils Maana Patel’s day, wins 50m freestyle gold
2 years, 3 months ago

National Games, Swimming: Avantika Chawan spoils Maana Patel’s day, wins 50m freestyle gold

The Hindu  

The young Avantika Chawan pulled out an upset and spoiled crowd favourite Maana Patel’s day in the National Games swimming events at the Sardar Patel Aquatic Complex here on Tuesday. Avantika became the fastest swimmer of the meet as she pipped Maana Patel to the finish in a new games record of 26.54s. Advait Page, who holds the fastest Indian …

National Games: Ram Baboo breaks national record in men’s 35km race walk
2 years, 3 months ago

National Games: Ram Baboo breaks national record in men’s 35km race walk

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh's Ram Baboo shattered the national record in the men's 35km race walk event en route winning the gold medal on the concluding day of athletics competition at the National Games here on Tuesday. Baboo, an unemployed physical education graduate, won the event in 2 hours 36 minutes 34 seconds, bettering the earlier national record of 2:40.16, which was …

National Games 2022, October 4 HIGHLIGHTS: Amlan Borgohain wins men’s 200m gold with Games record; Ram Baboo breaks National Record in 35km race walk
2 years, 3 months ago

National Games 2022, October 4 HIGHLIGHTS: Amlan Borgohain wins men’s 200m gold with Games record; Ram Baboo breaks National Record in 35km race walk

The Hindu  

Thanks for tuning into Sportstar’s LIVE Updates of the 36th National Games in Gujarat. Tamil Nadu’s Vithya Ramraj sets a new National Games record of 56.58s to win the women’s 400m hurdles gold. Chanda KM of Delhi wins gold in women’s 800m clocking 2:01.58 and breaks National Games record set by Tintu Luka. Maharashtra’s Avantika Chavan beats local favourite Maana …

National Games: Swimmers Advait Page, Bhavya Sachdeva hog limelight
2 years, 3 months ago

National Games: Swimmers Advait Page, Bhavya Sachdeva hog limelight

The Hindu  

Advait Page didn't go all out and swam well within himself yet he dominated the men’s 1500m freestyle to set a new games record on the second day of the swimming events of the 36th National Games at the Sardar Patel Aquatic complex here on Monday. Delhi’s Bhavya Sachdeva underlined her growing stature by setting a new mark in women’s …

National Games 2022 Highlights: Rosy Meena of Tamil Nadu sets new National Record in Women’s Pole Vault; Jeswin Aldrin wins long jump gold, qualifies for World Championship
2 years, 3 months ago

National Games 2022 Highlights: Rosy Meena of Tamil Nadu sets new National Record in Women’s Pole Vault; Jeswin Aldrin wins long jump gold, qualifies for World Championship

The Hindu  

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s HIGHLIGHTS from the 36th National Games in Gujarat. | Photo Credit: Jonathan Selvaraj MEDAL MATCHES TO WATCH OUT FOR TODAY- Women’s pole vault finals- 3:15 PM onwards Men’s shotput finals- 4:10 PM Men’s 4 x 100m relay finals- 4:15 PM Men’s long jump finals- 4:20 PM Women’s 4 x 100m relay- 4:30 PM Women’s discus …

Which National records were broken by Indian athletes at Commonwealth Games 2022?
2 years, 5 months ago

Which National records were broken by Indian athletes at Commonwealth Games 2022?

The Hindu  

Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Avinash Sable’s historic silver in the men’s 3000m steeplechase in Birmingham came with a timing of 8:11.20. Men’s 10km race walk Sandeep Kumar won bronze in the men’s 10km race walk at the 2022 Commonwealth Games with a timing of 38:49.21, a new National Record. Women’s 10km race walk Priyanka Goswami’s silver in the women’s 10km race …

Commonwealth Games: India win bronze in men’s 10,000m walk race, women’s javelin throw as medals rain in athletics
2 years, 5 months ago

Commonwealth Games: India win bronze in men’s 10,000m walk race, women’s javelin throw as medals rain in athletics

Firstpost  

While Sandeep Kumar won the bronze medal on the track, Annu Rani made wonders in the field and won a javelin throw bronze medal. India’s Sandeep Kumar created history in men’s 10,000m walk race as he finished third to win a bronze medal at the ongoing Birmingham Games on Sunday with a personal best time of 38.39.21 minutes. What a …

World Athletics Championship 2022: Murali Sreeshankar finishes seventh in men’s long jump final
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championship 2022: Murali Sreeshankar finishes seventh in men’s long jump final

The Hindu  

National record holder Murali Sreeshankar finished seventh with 7.96m in the men’s long jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon on Saturday. Performance-wise, it was the weakest long jump final at the Worlds in nearly 20 years and was packed with surprises with Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer, this year’s outdoor world leader with 8.45m, taking the bronze with just …

World Athletics Championships, Day 1 India Results: Avinash Sable, Murali Shreesankar Qualify
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships, Day 1 India Results: Avinash Sable, Murali Shreesankar Qualify

News 18  

The Indian contingent started off their World Athletics Championships adventure in the early hours of Saturday morning as Avinash Sable and Murali Shreesanker earned qualification to the finals of the 3000m Steeplechase event and the long jumps events respectively. Long jumper Murali Shreesankar recorded an 8.00m effort to earn qualification to the final of the event, while compatriots Jeswin Aldrin …

World Athletics Championships: Sable enters final after fighting finish, Toor pulls out
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Sable enters final after fighting finish, Toor pulls out

The Hindu  

Avinash Sable came up with a fighting finish as he pipped Eritrea’s Yemane Haileselassie to take the third spot in his 3,000m steeple chase heat and grab an automatic berth to the final of the World Athletics Championships in Oregon on Friday. Meanwhile, M. Sreeshankar became the first Indian man to qualify for the long jump final at the Worlds, …

Dhanalakshmi surprises Safronova in 200m
2 years, 6 months ago

Dhanalakshmi surprises Safronova in 200m

The Hindu  

S. Dhanalakshmi surprised host Kazakhstan’s former Asian Games champion Olga Safronova as she won the women’s 200m gold in a personal best 22.89s at the Qosanov international athletics meet, a World Athletics Continental Tour event, in Almaty on Sunday. Meanwhile, Asian silver medallist Annu Rani took the women’s javelin throw gold with a good 62.29m effort while long jumper Ancy …

Federation Cup: Jyothi Yarraji wins 100m hurdles gold but misses national record due to wind-aided effort
2 years, 9 months ago

Federation Cup: Jyothi Yarraji wins 100m hurdles gold but misses national record due to wind-aided effort

Firstpost  

Jyothi, who trains in Bhubaneshwar, dominated the women’s 100m hurdles final, winning with a wind-aided time of 13.08 seconds, faster than the existing national record of 13.38 in the name of Anuradha Biswal since 2002. Kozhikode: For the second straight day, wind assistance beyond legal limit denied an athlete a national record as Andhra Pradesh’s 100m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji grabbed …

Federation Cup: Sreeshankar-Jeswin epic long jump duel lights up day two
2 years, 9 months ago

Federation Cup: Sreeshankar-Jeswin epic long jump duel lights up day two

The Hindu  

Gone with the wind. That is what happened to Jeswin Aldrin’s exceptional second jump at the Calicut University Stadium on day two of the Federation Cup athletics on a sweltering Sunday afternoon. The distance he cleared – 8.37m -- was more than any man did anywhere in the world in the long jump this year; it should have been good …

Indian Grand Prix 1 Athletics Meet: Amoj Jacob and Priya Mohan Share Limelight with Long Jumpers
2 years, 9 months ago

Indian Grand Prix 1 Athletics Meet: Amoj Jacob and Priya Mohan Share Limelight with Long Jumpers

News 18  

Quarter-milers Amoj Jacob and Priya Mohan shared the limelight with long jumpers Jeswin Aldrin and Ancy Sojan in the Indian Grand Prix 1 Athletics Meet at the Chandrasekharan Nair Police Stadium here on Sunday. Delhi’s Jacob broke into the lead by the halfway mark and beat back challenge from Noah Nirmal Tom of Kerala in a keenly-fought men’s 400m while …

Indian Women's Team Scripts History with Maiden Medal in World Race Walking Championships
2 years, 10 months ago

Indian Women's Team Scripts History with Maiden Medal in World Race Walking Championships

News 18  

The race walking trio of Bhawna Jat, Ravina and Munita Prajapati scripted history by winning the country’s maiden women’s 20km team medal, a bronze, at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships here on Friday. This was the Indian women’s team’s first medal in the 61-year history of the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships. “If he had only three …

Best of 2021: 12 moments to cherish for India
3 years ago

Best of 2021: 12 moments to cherish for India

The Hindu  

Aussies floored by swashbuckling Pant In January, Rishabh Pant led India to one of its greatest Test triumphs, in the final Test against Australia in Brisbane. Neeraj Chopra’s meteoric rise In early August, 23-year-old Neeraj Chopra made history as the first Indian to win a track and field gold medal at the Olympics with a stunning 87.58m throw in the …

Karnataka's Shoan wins first-ever Senior Nationals gold in 200m medley
3 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka's Shoan wins first-ever Senior Nationals gold in 200m medley

The Hindu  

Karnataka’s Shoan Ganguly won his first-ever Senior Nationals gold with a blistering freestyle leg in 200m medley, at the Basavanagudi Aquatic Centre here on Wednesday. READ: Advani looks to continue winning streak during World C'ships next year “For the 800m, I was expecting much better timing,” Kushagra said after the win. But yes, I am happy with the overall show, …

National Swimming: Dhinidhi Desinghu, Nina Venkatesh Set National Records; Karnataka Emerge Champions
3 years, 2 months ago

National Swimming: Dhinidhi Desinghu, Nina Venkatesh Set National Records; Karnataka Emerge Champions

News 18  

Two new national records and one narrow miss were the highlights on the final day of the 37th Sub Junior and 47th Junior National Aquatic Championships 2021 here on Saturday. Karnataka’s Dhinidhi Desinghu in 100m freestyle for group III girls, and Nina Venkatesh, in 50m butterfly for group I girls, set new records while their statemate Sambhavv R narrowly missed …

Amlan Borgohain, Praveen Chithravel produce personal bests to win gold at National Open Athletics Championships
3 years, 3 months ago

Amlan Borgohain, Praveen Chithravel produce personal bests to win gold at National Open Athletics Championships

Firstpost  

Borgohain clocked a sensational time of 20.75 seconds to win the men’s 200m final. Only Muhammed Anas Yahia, Dharambir Singh, Arokia Rajiv and Anil Kumar have run a faster time over the distance in the history of Indian athletics. Warangal: Assam sprinter Amlan Borgohain, Tamil Nadu triple-jumper Praveen Chithravel and experienced Rajasthan hammer thrower Manju Bala Singh produced career-best efforts …

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